Pouch for collecting matter excreted by the body

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EP 1 177 781 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	07.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/15

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	06.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/06

(21)	Application number: 01125056.0

(22)	Date of filing: 05.07.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61F 5/441, A61F 5/451

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

13.07.1999 GB 9916342
20.07.1999 GB 9917019

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	00114415.3 / 1068848

(71)	Applicant: BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
	Princeton, NJ 08543-4000 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Falconer, Malcom Ian Wandsworth Common, London SW17 7DG (GB)

(74)	Representative: Holmes, Miles Keeton et al
	Novagraaf International SA 25, Avenue du Pailly 1220 Les Avanchets - Geneva 1220 Les Avanchets - Geneva (CH)

(54)	Pouch for collecting matter excreted by the body

(57) A pouch (for example a urostomy pouch or an incontinence pouch) comprises a front wall (22), a rear wall (24) having an entrance aperture (32), and a central partition (36). The partition divides the pouch into an entrance chamber (38) and a collection chamber (40) located one in front of the other. A pad (42) of superabsorbent material is located in the collection chamber (40) and extends above the lower level of the entrance aperture (32). In use, urine entering the pouch is directed downwardly and through a lower permeable region (36) of the partition, whereafter it is absorbed and gelled by the superabsorbent material pad. The urine is also wicked upwardly by the pad (42) so that the full height of the pouch can be used as a liquid-collection region.
In one preferred form, the pouch has a figure-of-eight profile, including a waist (66) which helps to control bulging of the pouch, and help keep the pouch flat for an optimum wicking effect.

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